[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5160-5161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO DAWN MATHEWS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 24, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate Dawn Mathews of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, on 
receiving the ``Power of One'' award at the Sixth Annual Colorado Woman 
Conference for her work with the Roadside Memorial Project. The 
conference recognizes individual women, selected by Colorado newswomen, 
who have made an extraordinary difference in their community. It is my 
privilege to recognize Dawn and her achievements before this body of 
Congress and this nation today.
  As founder and executive director of the Roadside Memorial Project, 
Dawn strives to document and preserve the roadside memorials for 
victims of car accidents and raise traffic safety awareness. She 
believes that these

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memorials are an important way for families of the victims to deal with 
their loss, and that they send a valuable message to motorists about 
the hazards of driving. Dawn photographs the memorials and then uses 
computer graphics to create images that she puts on public display. 
While her goal is to get people to slow down on the road, she finds her 
personal involvement with the families of the victims as one of the 
most rewarding aspects of her work.
   Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize Dawn Mathews here today 
before this body of Congress and this nation and congratulate her on 
receiving the ``Power of One'' award. KUSA-TV's Amanda Martin selected 
Dawn for this honor, and it is a well-deserved testament to her 
dedication to her community and the State of Colorado. I wish her all 
the best in her future endeavors.

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